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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Jailed duterte critic denied bail again - What They Never Told You

Former Philippine senator Leila de Lima waves as she arrives at the Muntinlupa Trial Court in Manila on Monday for a hearing into the remaining drug trafficking charge filed against her under former president Rodrigo Duterte. (Photo: AFP)

MANILA: Jailed Philippine human rights activist Leila de Lima was denied bail Wednesday on the remaining drug trafficking charge filed against her during the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte, her lawyer said.

De Lima, one of the most outspoken local critics of Duterte and his deadly drug war, has been detained for more than six years on charges she insists were fabricated to silence her.

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